Neck-yoke



(No Model.) J. ZIEG-LER.

NECK YOKE.

No. 481,996. Patented Sept. 6, 1892.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JACOB ZIEGLER, OF ARLINGTON, NEBRASKA.

N ECK-YOKE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 481,996, datedSeptember 6, 1892.

Application filed Iehruary 23, 1892. Serial No. 422.416. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, J AOOB ZIEGLEE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Arlington, in the county of Washington and State ofNebraska, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in SafetyNeck-Yoke and Pole- 'lip Attach ments; and I do hereby decla-re thefollowing to beafull, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled inthe art to which it appertains tomake and use the same.

The special obgect ot' the invention is to make an attachment for theend of a vehicle tongue or pole which shall consist of four pieces and aconnecting-bolt held by a nut, the said attachment embracing both apoletip and a neck-yoke.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a perspective view ofthe end Of a pole ortongue on which my attachment is to be placed; Fig. 2, a similar View Ofthe attachment, and Fig. 3, a vertical sectional elevation.

In the drawings, A represents a vehicle pole or tongue, which is madewith the collar d about as far from the end as the length of the tip B,which is to go On it, and at the end with an arc groove ct,onehalf Ofthe circular wall being cut away to allow it to pass through the tubulartip B, which has at its end an arc flange b', projecting over the outletthereof, the tip being then turned so as to bring the iiange b' in thegroove a', while the rear end of tip rests against the collar a. I cutaway the under side of the tip at b, so as to pass the shank Of a headedbolt O up through the countersunk hole b2, then through the washer D,neck-yoke E, washer F, and tip-keeper G, when all the parts are heldtogether by screwing the nut H on the end of the protruding bolt. Thusit will be readily seen that the Whole attachment may be convenientlyand quickly put on or taken off the pole, while it cannot possibly getout of place when it has once been iixed in position. The keeper G,which is cast in one piece Withtip or bolted thereto at each end,prevents the neck-yoke from ever working out of its true and intendedposition, while it is allowed all necessary play on the bolt C.

Between the collar a of tongue and the rear end of the tip I arrange awasher I tO prevent undue friction and noise.

Having thus described all that is necessary to a full understandingofmyinvention, what I claim as new, and desire to protect by LettersPatent, is

The described attachment for the end of the pole or tongue of a vehicle,consisting of the tip B, having the excision b, front flange b', holeb2, and keeper G, the washers D F, neck-yoke E, and the bolt C, thelatter passing through all the other parts and provided with an end nut,substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I atlix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JACOB ZIEGLER.

Witnesses:

W. S. COOK, JOHAN HAKEL.

